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FC Midtjylland vs Celtic FC, Champions League 2021-22 QUALIFICATION ROUND 2

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
FC Midtjylland
2 – 1
Full Time
Celtic FC
Wed 28 Jul 2021 · 17:45 UTC MCH Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Ismaila Soro
Y 21' Stephen Welsh
Evander 53' Y
Junior Brumado 69' Y
Junior Brumado 70' Y
Y 76' Ismaila Soro
Y 93' Odsonne Edouard
Y 108' Albian Ajeti
Pione Sisto 115' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Midtjylland vs Celtic FC — Champions League at MCH Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Bartosz Frankowski
  • Referee Marcin Boniek
  • Referee Jakub Winkler
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
1
FC Midtjylland 3 games · Avg 3.0 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-28 FC Midtjylland 2–1 Celtic FC 2021-07-20 Celtic FC 1–1 FC Midtjylland

Recent Form

FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jul Celtic FC H 2–1 W
20 Jul Celtic FC A 1–1 D
09 Dec Liverpool FC H 1–1 D
01 Dec Atalanta BC A 1–1 D
25 Nov AFC Ajax A 1–3 L
03 Nov AFC Ajax H 1–2 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jul FC Midtjylland A 1–2 L
20 Jul FC Midtjylland H 1–1 D
15 May Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
12 May St. Johnstone FC H 4–0 W
02 May Rangers FC A 1–4 L
21 Apr Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Celtic FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ange Postecoglou will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 21' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Ismaila Soro gets a Yellow card.
  • 26' Celtic FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 31' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Midtjylland must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Midtjylland that had 225 games and scored 96 goals.
  • 41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 48' Magnificent from Callum McGregor! That is 47 goals in 417 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Evander.
  • 58' FC Midtjylland are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Celtic FC backline.
  • 59' A tactical swap from FC Midtjylland — Raphael Nwadike on, Charles Matos off on 59 minutes.
  • 61' Magnificent from Awer Mabil! That is 4 goals in 225 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Junior Brumado.
  • 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Junior Brumado.
  • 75' It’s high time Bo Henriksen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ismaila Soro.
  • 77' FC Midtjylland make a change. Junior Brumado trudges off to be replaced by Mads Hansen on 77 minutes.
  • 82' FC Midtjylland have won 96 goals from 225 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 87' FC Midtjylland are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's shape.
  • 89' Another change for FC Midtjylland made on 89 minute. Paulinho leaves to be changed by Nikolas Dyhr.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bo Henriksen

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 FC Midtjylland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Midtjylland48% Draw27% Celtic FC25%
Actual: FC Midtjylland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

FC Midtjylland or Draw
75%
Draw or Celtic FC
52%
FC Midtjylland or Celtic FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Midtjylland32% Draw49% Celtic FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
11%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Midtjylland

Handicap FC Midtjylland covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.